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Meet the candidates for HSE District 2 Compiled by Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

spent time in the classroom. I will put students first and empower teachers.

Three candidates are running for the open District 2 seat on the Hamilton Southeastern Schools Corp. Board of Trustees: Ferras Abdalla, Cyrus Keck and Josh Perry. None of the three candidates declared a political party when filing for the Nov. 3 ballot.

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE CAMPAIGN ISSUES?

WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR THIS OFFICE? Abdalla: As a father of two daughters, with one attending HSE and another joining soon, I have a personal stake in ensuring HSE provides academic excellence, supports teachers and uses taxpayer dollars responsibly. Abdalla Keck: To get politics out of the school board, focus on the fundamentals, help our students succeed and value our teachers. Perry: I’m a lifelong Fishers resident and graduate of Hamilton Southeastern Schools. I want to ensure that my kids and future generations have the same great education that I received. WHAT MAKES YOU THE BEST CHOICE FOR VOTERS IN THE GENERAL ELECTION? Abdalla: My experience managing properties and working with diverse boards has taught me how to listen, communicate, resolve disagreements and bring people together. I lead with kindness and transparency, seek input before making decisions and focus on practical solutions that serve the entire community. Keck: Years of executive leadership coupled with having been on several boards has equipped me to help guide our wonderful school systems. I’m comfortable navigating difficult situations, making tough decisions, and Keck I have a unique ability to identify root problems and define solutions. Perry: I have professional experience leading a large, diverse team with strong opinions. As a lifelong resident, I’ve seen where we’ve been and understand the challenges our schools are facing. I have a teaching degree and have

Abdalla: Student academic excellence, responsible use of taxpayer dollars and supporting our teachers. Strong teachers are the foundation of a strong school system. We must give educators the support they need, maintain high academic standards and ensure every taxpayer dollar directly supports students. Keck: Focus on the students first. Value and empower the teachers. Be a good steward of our wonderful schools by approving budgets and holding the administration responsible to those budgets, as well as overseeing the superintendent. Perry: 1. Steady, balanced leadership focused on collaboration to bolster the district’s reputation. 2. Retain teachers by making HSE a great place to work, with competitive pay and benefits but also a supportive culture Perry from the top down. 3. Strategic planning to address declining enrollment and ensure long-term financial stability.

for our schools. SENATE ENROLLED ACT 1 (2025) SHIFTED PROPERTY AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES, CAUSING BUDGET SHORTFALLS THIS YEAR. WILL YOU SUPPORT RAISING LOCAL INCOME TAXES TO OFFSET PROPERTY TAX LOSSES? Abdalla: I do not support raising local income taxes to solve budget shortfalls. We must first examine every expense, eliminate waste, prioritize classrooms and plan responsibly for SEA1’s long-term effects. My goal is a sustainable budget that protects academic programs and teachers. Keck: I’m strongly in favor of the referendum. If we don’t get the funding and I’m elected, we will have to go through the arduous process of determining the must-haves and prioritizing the wants, then build a budget within those constraints. Perry: I support HSE’s referendum. It is critical to attract students to our district. We must continue to protect HSE’s reputation while continuing to look for budgetary savings. My approach to spending would be to make investments that would ultimately pay dividends to the community.

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Abdalla: I will focus on what unites us: our children and the future of our community. My professional experience has taught me to work with people who have different priorities and personalities. I will listen respectfully, communicate transparently and work toward practical solutions rather than partisan divisions. Keck: My conservative friends call me liberal and my liberal friends call me conservative. We are better together, not divided. To that end, I ask lots of questions, focus on the underlying problems and will work with members of all parties to solve problems together. Perry: Schools should not be a place for politics. I’m comfortable with difficult conversations and believe that creating a place for people to disagree constructively will allow us to find common ground and innovative solutions. I will work collaboratively, consider all perspectives and focus on what’s best

Abdalla: Parents should have the strongest voice in their children’s education. I support transparency, parental involvement and the right of parents to understand and question curriculum materials. While schools must follow state standards, I believe curriculum decisions should respect parents’ role as their children’s primary educators. Keck: We must adhere to state standards and parental rights must factor into every board decision. But not all parents agree on what’s best for their kids, so no policy will please everyone. Our job is to do our best within those constraints, focusing on overall outcomes for the students. Perry: I believe strongly in parents’ rights. I will always work within the confines of the law. If there’s a law I don’t agree with then I would certainly advocate for change, but I don’t believe in using kids as political fodder. My approach would be to seek balance.

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Hamilton Southeastern Schools District 1 Compiled by Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

Three candidates are running for the District 1 seat on the Hamilton Southeastern Schools Board of Trustees: Faiza Maqsood, who did not declare a political party, Republican Greg Wright and Libertarian Anthony Wren. Wren did not respond to Current by deadline. The other candidates answered the following questions: WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR THIS OFFICE? Maqsood: I’ve seen how strong public schools shape not only our children’s future, but the entire community. I want to give back to my community. Our future depends on thriving public schools — with strong students, Maqsood empowered educators and leadership that is transparent, accountable, free from hidden agendas and representing all voices. Wright: I am running because I believe in HSE Schools. As a parent of three K-12 HSE graduates, I have seen the positive impact HSE had on my children. They had great experiences and succeeded in college because of the Wright strong foundation HSE provided. I want to give back. WHAT MAKES YOU THE BEST CHOICE FOR VOTERS IN THE GENERAL ELECTION? Maqsood: I am a longtime resident of Fishers and raised three children who graduated from HSE Schools, so I have a personal stake in the district’s quality. I am community focused and believe that real impact comes from listening and working together rather than bringing divisive politics into schools. Wright: I bring 28 years of experience as a dentist and business owner, along with experience as a parent, mentor, coach, volunteer and community member. These experiences have given me a broad understanding of leadership, accountability, fiscal responsibility and the needs of HSE students,

families and staff. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE CAMPAIGN ISSUES? Maqsood: 1. Be a strong voice for students: Every decision should begin with one question: How does this benefit students? 2. Support, sustain and invest in educators: Outstanding schools are built by outstanding educators. 3. Manage taxpayer dollars responsibly and effectively: There should be transparency, accountability and careful stewardship. Wright: My top three issues are the district’s budget, declining enrollment and maintaining academic excellence. These issues are interconnected and require thoughtful, collaborative solutions. A positive school board that works together, listens to the community and focuses on solutions can help address these challenges while continuing to strengthen HSE Schools. HOW DO YOU PLAN TO BRIDGE THE PARTISAN DIVIDE TO SERVE ALL YOUR CONSTITUENTS? Maqsood: I will show constituents that I am focused strictly on the needs of the whole HSE community. The health of the district depends on transparency and listening to all stakeholders and approaching their concerns with action-oriented unity. Wright: I believe politics have no place on the school board. I will represent all constituents by listening to different perspectives and focusing on what is best for our students, teachers, support staff, administrators and community. We may disagree on issues, but we can work together respectfully toward common goals. SENATE ENROLLED ACT 1 (2025) SHIFTED PROPERTY AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES, CAUSING BUDGET SHORTFALLS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WILL YOU SUPPORT RAISING LOCAL INCOME TAXES TO OFFSET PROPERTY TAX LOSSES, AND HOW WILL YOU MANAGE THIS “FISCAL CLIFF?” Maqsood: I strongly support the referendum because it will provide funding to maintain the educational services our community expects. If voters choose otherwise, we have an obligation to respect that decision, work within the resources available and make difficult choices carefully, responContinued on Page 5

COMMUNITY Continued from Page 4 sibly and transparently. Wright: I support the referendum. We don’t live in HSE because of beaches or mountains — we live here because of our excellent schools. Our schools must be funded appropriately to maintain that excellence, which helps sustain the community and property values. I support responsible budgeting while protecting the quality of education. HOW WILL YOU BALANCE THE DISTRICT BUDGET WHILE ENSURING COMPETITIVE TEACHER PAY AND STRONG ACADEMIC OUTCOMES? Maqsood: My responsibility is to

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manage resources effectively and responsibly. I would approach that by advocating for a thoughtful, data-driven process and determining where reductions can be made to protect the district’s highest priorities. I advocate for sustainable long-term solutions with the least harm in the short-term. Wright: Teachers are our most important asset. They educate and interact with our children every day, and we must recruit and retain the best teachers possible. I would prioritize competitive compensation and strong academic programs while evaluating spending and seeking efficiencies. If funding falls short, we must identify responsible alternative solutions.

Milk Bank opens in Fishers news@currentinfishers.com The Fishers Health Department and The Milk Bank have partnered to open Fishers’ first Milk Depot and Milk Express, a new local resource for families to donate and access donor human milk. Pasteurized donor milk is one of the most effective tools for preventing complications in medically fragile infants, according to an announcement. By expanding donor milk access in Fishers, the partnership supports healthier starts to life, reduces barriers for families and helps more infants thrive during the most vulnerable days of life. The Milk Depot and Milk Express are open at the Fishers Health Department inside the Fishers Community Center, 11400 Johnson Farm Way. The Milk Depot provides a local drop-off site for approved donors and the Milk Express gives parents and caregivers a convenient place to pick up donor milk ordered through The Milk Bank. “Expanding access to health resources is a key part of how we support the needs of a growing and changing community,” stated Monica Heltz, Fishers Health Department director. “By bringing both milk donation and pick-up services to Fishers for the first time, we’re removing barriers for families and helping give our youngest residents a healthy start.” The Milk Depot accepts frozen breast milk from donors approved by The Milk Bank. Donations collected at the Fishers Health Department are transported to The Milk Bank, where the milk is processed, analyzed, pasteurized and

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distributed for family and hospital use, including for premature and medically fragile babies in NICUs. The Milk Bank dispenses more than 700,000 ounces of pasteurized donor human milk each year and has provided more than 17.9 million feedings since 2005. The Milk Express allows parents and caregivers to pick up pasteurized donor human milk ordered through The Milk Bank. Donor milk may be used as a medical treatment, to bridge a gap during the early postpartum period or to support breastfeeding goals. “Families in Fishers now have local access to both a Milk Depot and Milk Express, removing barriers and making it easier than ever for parents to donate life-saving milk and for vulnerable infants to receive it,” Milk Bank CEO Freedom Kolb stated. “By bringing both services together in one convenient location, this partnership ensures more babies have access to the nutrition they need to survive and thrive.” For more, contact The Milk Bank at 317-536-1670 or visit themilkbank.org.

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Six candidates are on the Nov. 3 ballot for three seats on the Fall Creek Township board: Republicans Susan Davis, Diane Eaton and Lynne Goodin and Democrats Alex Hunt, Mulalo Rikhotso and Joe Weingarten. WHAT MAKES YOU THE BEST CHOICE FOR VOTERS IN THE GENERAL ELECTION? Davis: As the only incumbent running, I bring more than two years of experience on the board and a firsthand understanding of the township’s current business and operations. I’m also familiar with our future plans Davis and priorities, allowing me to provide continuity and informed leadership. Eaton: My experience as a business owner as well as a community member brings the leadership skills, financial and human resources experience that is need to make township decisions. Goodin: I am a retired Eaton CPA, attorney and MBA with decades of executive leadership in finance, nonprofit management and government. I brought expertise in budgeting, fiscal responsibility, legal affairs and organizational leadership to my various organizations. I have served as a CEO, CFO and General Counsel. Hunt: I have documented success managing finances and overseeing healthcare service lines with annual revenue exceeding $3.6 million. In addition, my governance knowledge has expanded through the HamilHunt ton County Leadership Academy, where I connect and collaborate with various leaders across central Indiana and Hamilton County. Rikhotso: My background combines community service, technology, data analysis and civic engagement. I bring experience listening to residents, working with diverse communities, managing information and understanding the importance of responsible stewardship

of public resources. Weingarten: My experience in government from the local level to federal. I was on the planning board in Centerville, Ohio, to high levels in the Air Force where I developed new systems that changed the world. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE CAMPAIGN ISSUES?

Davis: 1. Low taxes 2. Smart fiscal management 3. Compassionate and accountable poor relief Eaton: 1. Smart Fiscal Management 2. Compassionate and accountable poor relief 3. Public Safety Goodin: 1. Keep township taxes low 2. Provide responsible poor relief 3. Ensure quality fire and EMS services and cemetery, park and property maintenance. Hunt: I want to strategically enhance the Goodin services our township offers to all residents. I want to increase awareness of these services as many people may not even realize all that a township can do. I want to increase the transparency and accountability of these services, especially financially. Rikhotso: My three priorities are public safety and essential service; transparency; and responsible fiscal and community support — including families, seniors, people with disabilities, mental health resources, youth Rikhotso and responsible growth. Weingarten: Ensure that the township provide services which include poor relief, maintains and expand our park, fire protection for unincorporated areas, and work on capital projects for our citizens. Ensure that we continue as the closest level of interface with people of Fall Creek. HOW DO YOU PLAN TO BRIDGE THE PARTISAN DIVIDE TO SERVE ALL YOUR CONSTITUENTS? Davis: I will listen to everyone, work across party lines and focus on practical solutions rather than political labels. Every constituent deserves respect, responsive representation and fair access to assistance based on need, not party affiliation. Eaton: I believe in poor relief and

public safety such as fire and EMT services for all residents in Fall Creek Township. Hunt: As a community servant, my role focuses on doing what is best to serve our community. My business background and experience working with community leaders regardless of political affiliation exemplifies my dedication toward prioritizing constituents. Rikhotso: I will listen respectfully to residents regardless of party affiliation, focus on shared community needs, communicate openly and make decisions based on facts, fiscal responsibility and the needs of Fall Creek Township residents rather than partisan labels. Weingarten: At the township level, we should not have any partisan politics. We should be worried how to serve. I was able to get every county in the world to agree on aircraft design. In this role, people come first — any Weingarten problems, we can work them out. SENATE ENROLLED ACT 1 (2025) SHIFTED PROPERTY AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES, CAUSING BUDGET SHORTFALLS. WILL YOU SUPPORT RAISING LOCAL INCOME TAXES TO OFFSET PROPERTY TAX LOSSES?

Davis: I oppose raising local income taxes as a first response; we should review spending, improve efficiency, use reserves responsibly and protect essential services and taxpayers as we have been doing with the lowest tax rate in Hamilton County. Eaton: All units of government will have to review budgets to maintain quality services while keeping the taxes at an appropriate rate to meet constituents’ needs. Next year, when the budget is presented, I will review all options to continue to maintain low tax rates based on community needs and services. Goodin: Because of the excellent fiscal management by our current Township Trustee Doug Allman, the effects of Senate Enrolled Act 1 will be minimal to Fall Creek Township. Hunt: Many people are not familiar with the finances past township leaders have worked so hard to achieve. Addressing the upcoming fiscal cliff involves assessing the short and longterm impacts, and is not as simple as

just raising or lowering property taxes to continue services. Rikhotso: I will not support raising LIT as the first response. Critical services, including public safety, schools and family services, must be adequately funded and never sacrificed. Before considering any tax increase, I will seek public input, review revenues, identify savings and efficiencies and consider reasonable alternatives. Weingarten: This bill is a disaster waiting to happen. Schools are already raising taxes to make up this shift. The township has room to continue services within its taxing allowance. But if someone says no tax increase ever, they are not being truthful. HOW WILL YOU MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN RAPIDLY GROWING FISHERS WITHOUT RAISING LOCAL TAXES? Davis: Our township fire protection covers only the unincorporated areas. As our community grows, I will work to ensure residents have reliable, high-quality fire and emergency services. We have invested in needed equipment, including an ambulance and a police and fire rescue boat. Eaton: Some township services are not growing but are shrinking due to changes in demographics. I will need to evaluate those changes and the impact this is having on the budget to identify creative solutions to meet the Fall Creek Township residents’ needs. Goodin: Proper fiscal management by our current trustee and careful, thoughtful oversight by the township board. Hunt: Especially with incoming hurdles like potentially decreased municipal funding from recent legislative efforts, this is a great opportunity to dive into our budget to identify calculated options to balance costs with essential services. Rikhotso: I would focus on careful budgeting, long-term planning, efficient use of existing resources, coordination with Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana and regular review of spending and service needs. Weingarten: State taxes will go down, local taxes will go up due to SEA1. The key will be to keep any increase very low. The township is currently below its allowance and I will work hard to keep us within our allowance and avoid any increase.

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Transfer makes impact in first season with Greyhounds By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Mychael Lewis has developed into a major addition at running back on the Carmel High School football team. “Mychael has been outstanding all year,” CHS coach Kevin Wright said. “From my standpoint, he is one of the most explosive kids in Indiana with the ball in his hands. He’s a tremendous worker, team guy who has become one of our leaders on and off the field.” Lewis, a junior, was the starting quarterback at Pike High School as a sophomore last season but has been moved to running back since transferring to CHS. “I have enjoyed the switch. It’s been very fun, especially because I feel like I’m contributing to the team more,” he said. Lewis started out competing for the CHS quarterback spot. “He adjusted fairly quickly, especially since he was competing at the quarterback position, which requires him not just to know the signals but to translate the calls to the offensive line, which takes even more processing,” Wright said. In the first seven games, Lewis rushed for 1,028 yards on 172 carries with 13 touchdowns. He also has 18 catches for 191 yards and a touchdown. “The biggest adjustment to the offense I would say is being in a hurry-up throughout the game,” he said.

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Local student combines chess, giving back By Piper Bailey Piper@youarecurrent.com What started as a hobby for Nikhil Murugan in first grade has evolved into a passion that has led to coaching, tournament directing, nonprofit leadership and fundraising for cancer research. Those efforts helped raise more than $5,100 this summer for the American Cancer Society. But that wasn’t always Murugan’s plan. A competitive chess player, MuruMurugan gan, a senior at Carmel High School, won the 2024 U.S. Junior Open in the Under-15 division and was named a 2026 USCF Scholastic Chess Ambassador. His leadership journey began when an opponent at a tournament asked Murugan to coach him. He gradually began helping other players and, at 14, founded the Summit Chess Club. “I was teaching low-rated players and seeing them improve so much it made me want to scale it up,” Murugan said. Since its founding in 2023, Summit Chess Club has directed more than 75 tournaments and recorded more than 2,600 player entries, according to the organization’s website. The nonprofit has a mission to promote chess throughout Carmel and central Indiana.

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The club hosts free weekly sessions open to players of all ages and skill levels on Thursdays and Sundays, along with tournaments and community events throughout the year. Through partnerships with organizations including the Carmel Clay Public Library, Indianapolis Public Library and Hindu Temple of Central Indiana, Murugan has introduced hundreds of players to chess. “Watching kids go from amateurs to really good players, it’s been a really great thing to see,” Murugan said.

Murugan also co-founded the American Cancer Society Club at CHS in January, inspired by his interest in cancer research and plans to pursue medicine. This summer, he combined his interests when Summit Chess Club hosted its first major fundraiser, Checkmate Cancer 2026, raising $5,132.78 for the American Cancer Society. “I feel like it’s really important to start at a place where you already know that you can do a lot of good in,” Murugan said. “As you keep growing, you’ll also learn more about how you can help people.” Murugan is considering how to sustain Summit Chess Club as he prepares to attend college next fall. For now, he hopes to plan events around when he returns home during breaks and host free online lessons. His goal is to make chess more accessible while supporting the community. “I would like to keep running these community events, (and) try to make them as large scale as (possible),” Murugan said. Learn more at summitchessclub.com.

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Two candidates are running for Fall Creek Township Trustee in the Nov. 3 election: incumbent Republican Doug Allman and Democrat challenger Stephanie Hunt. The candidates answered the following questions from Current: WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR THIS OFFICE?

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our community to meet those needs and ensure people know they matter and have value. WHAT MAKES YOU THE BEST CHOICE FOR VOTERS IN THE GENERAL ELECTION? Allman: I have delivered results over rhetoric. Promises I made were kept. My knowledge, skill-set and relationships developed working with other community members have demonstrated my leadership and willingness to give back to the community, which has Allman made Fishers one of the best places to live, work and play. Hunt: This office was created to provide support directly to its community. Voters can trust that I will show up to be sure their needs are met. I am always looking around my community for ways to uplift others. This is the Hunt perfect role for me to continue that work. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE CAMPAIGN ISSUES? Allman: 1. Keeping taxes low while providing responsive services to the community. 2. Maintaining compassionate and responsible poor relief and food pantry. 3. To design, build and complete the recently purchased 92 acres of Fall Creek Woods Natural Area, which will include more public trails and wildlife viewing. Hunt: My campaign is focused on expanding the food pantry, continued land and animal conservation, and community connections. It seems much of our community does not know about the trustee’s office or what it does. It is most important to me to connect with members to remedy that.

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Allman: Township government, especially the trustee’s position, is an executive function. We’re there to provide services to the community and not to create public policy. When someone comes to us needing assistance, we don’t Continued on Page 11

COMMUNITY Continued from Page 10 know what their politics are. I’m only there to assist them in their time of need. Hunt: In the trustee’s office, political affiliation does not matter. If a community member needs assistance, they will receive it within the laws set by the state. Whether they voted for me or not, my goal is to support our community as they are.

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Community celebrates Fishers resident’s 105th birthday

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com For her birthday, Eunice Desjardins kept busy opening more than 300 cards, many collected through a City of Fishers campaign designed to ensure the 105-year-old knows how much the community appreciates her. Desjardins, who joined the U.S. Navy during World War II, was born Sept. 19, 1921, in Campton, N.H., and still holds onto a slight East Coast accent despite many decades in Indiana. She was honored during the September Fishers City Council meeting by Councilor Brad DeReamer, who represents the neighborhood where she lives, along with Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness and state Sen. Scott Baldwin (R-District 20) — who brought along framed certificates for her from the Statehouse and Gov. Mike Braun. DeReamer, who shares a birthday with Desjardins, said the centenarian is a popular greeter at Heartland Church, where all the kids love to run up and give her a hug as they arrive each Sunday. He noted that the city has planted a tree in her honor at Cyntheanne Park, and that she told him her secret to long life is orange juice every morning. At home in her Britton Falls neighborhood, Desjardins later added that she’s been able to stay healthy because of her daughter, Nancy Ray, a trained nurse who keeps up on Desjardins’ medication and other health needs. Desjardins has lived with Ray since she was 94, when she decided it was time to stop driving. Desjardins first learned to drive in the early 1940s, when her father — who ran a meat market — took over her grandfather’s nearby grocery store and needed help. At that time, she had been working as a secretary in nearby Concord. “He bribed me to come home and said he would teach me to drive and I could use the family car until I got my own,” she said. “So, I was back in Campton again and I was there … two years at least, when I decided that things were lined up there OK and I could leave. So, I joined the Navy.”

Eunice Desjardins, second from left, talks with Fishers City Councilors Tiffanie Ditlevson, right, and Cecelia Coble, second from right. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)

The United States had entered World War II at that point, and enlisted men who had been assigned desk jobs were needed to fight. Desjardins was one of many young women who joined the Navy WAVES — Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service — to take over those jobs during the war. She attended boot camp in New York. “We marched everywhere, but we didn’t have the intensive physical training that (men) would have gotten,”

she said. “They just taught us what we needed to know about who to salute and all that, and then after six weeks there, we were sent to different places for additional training.” Because of her previous secretarial experience, Desjardins took a train to Cedar Falls, Iowa, for additional secretary classes at the State Teachers College. After she completed the training, she was sent to Washington, D.C., where she worked in the U.S. Navy legal de-

THE NAVY WAVES More than 350,000 women joined the U.S. military during World War II, including tens of thousands who enlisted in the Navy WAVES, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. According to the National World War II Museum website, by midsummer 1945, the WAVES had 73,816 enlisted women, 8,745 officers and about 4,000 in training. “Despite early challenges to women’s place in the Navy, the WAVES’s establishment as a part of the Navy itself, not a corps or auxiliary like the (Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps), was precedent-breaking,” the website states. “The WAVES challenged war-

time gender perceptions and offered new opportunities for women desiring to enter the US military.” Although more served during World War II, there were enlisted women during World War I, as well, serving as female yeoman in clerical or administrative positions. “Approximately 12,000 women, including African American women, served in the Navy during World War I,” the website states. “After the war ended, Yeomen (F) were demobilized and, except for the Navy Nurse Corps, the branch became all-male again until World War II.” For more, visit nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/waves-us-navy.

partment. It was during that time that she met her husband, Bob, who worked at the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center in nearby Virginia. After the war ended, they married and moved to Muncie, where her husband lived, and had two children. She said Bob later was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. After about four years in a long-term care unit, he died in 1964. When Bob was diagnosed, Desjardins said she went back to work as a secretary, this time for the president of Peter Eckrich & Sons, a processed meat brand now owned by Smithfield Foods. During her time there, she said her “claim to fame” was coming up with the name Slender Slices for a product the company offered for a few years. She later married Joe Desjardins, a widower who had been married to a friend of Eunice’s. After he died in the mid-1980s, Eunice said she traveled a lot, including 19 cruises to Alaska, Hawaii and the Danube River in Europe. “My first trip was actually to five major capitals in Europe, and of those, Venice was definitely my favorite, and I went there several other times,” she said. Since moving to Fishers, Desjardins stays active with Heartland Church and said she enjoys her role as greeter on Sundays. “I especially love the little children,” she said. “I use a wheelchair at church (and) I’m down at the kids’ level, you know. So, when they rush in the door, they come and grab me. I’m on one side of the hall and (my daughter) Nancy’s on the other. So, they come in and get me first, usually, and then go over to see her, and then go to Sunday school.” Desjardins said between the city’s card campaign and other cards people sent, she had more than 300 birthday cards to open. “I opened every one myself and there was only one duplication,” she said. ON THE COVER: State Sen. Scott Baldwin (R-District 20), left, presents a framed certificate to Eunice Desjardins, right, in honor of her 105th birthday. (Photo courtesy of the City of Fishers)

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The Fishers Event Center hosted a media preview Oct. 2 of new concessions items that will debut this season, adding to existing popular menu items like the smash burger, nacho cart and more. New culinary offerings were developed over the summer by Director of Food and Beverage Josh Vaught and his team. They include a special “Sunday Supper Club” prime rib dinner that can be delivered to FEC suites, along with team-specific menu items like the Fishers Freight Touchdown Totchos and the Indy Ignite Blue Raspberry Poprock Funnel Cake. (Photos by Leila Kheiry)

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The art of creating a corn maze By Alex McCarthy alex@youarecurrent.com Stacy Bonner has been an artist nearly all her life. “I’ve yet to meet a craft that I didn’t like,” said Bonner, the manager of Hogan Farms in Brownsburg. For the most part, those crafts have been small enough to hang on the wall in her home. But for the past four years, Bonner has taken her artistic talents to a much larger scale — the Hogan Farms corn maze. In the Midwest and elsewhere, corn mazes are popular attractions. Venues such as Hogan Farms and Russell Farms in Noblesville pair corn mazes with pumpkin patches, hayrides, markets and more. But the corn maze is the biggest production, as the owners of the farms have to be artistic and organized in order to create them. There are some commonalities between how farmers create corn mazes, but the artistic process differs. Bonner loves Halloween. When she spoke to Current in August, she already switched to her seasonal phone case with little ghosts on it. When she first approached Hogan Farms owner Zach Frazee a few years ago about working with him, she proposed changing his designs — mostly farm-related or sports-related — to more Halloween themed. For the past four years, Bonner has brought her spooky approach to the maze designs. She starts by drawing out the shape of the cornfield and seeing what she can fit into it. One year, she took clip art and arranged it on a sheet until all the figures fit just right. The 2025 maze featured a huge skeleton with a bat at his feet. She sketched out the figures and then sent it off to the company that came and mowed the pattern. This year, they worked with one of the premier corn maze designers in the Midwest, Precision Mazes. The company, helmed by Rob Stouffer, is near Kansas City, Mo., and has designed thousands of mazes over the past 26

‘CATS’ “Cats” runs through Nov. 22 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com. ‘JAGGED LITTLE PILL’ Civic Theatre’s production of Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” runs through Oct. 17 at The Tarkington at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

Hogan Farms manager Stacy Bonner’s original art (left) compared to the final product for the farm’s 2025 corn maze. (Photo courtesy of Stacy Bonner)

years. He said his team can design something for clients, but they prefer local designs that mean more to the members of that community. “We want the concept to come from the client,” Stouffer said, “because it really is their product and it needs to be something they’re excited about as they market and merchandise it to their guests throughout the fall.” The Precision Mazes designers take the visions and designs that farm managers send them and they turn them into mazes. They ensure that there’s one way in and one way out, with plenty of dead ends along the way. They also make sure that the corridors through the corn are far enough away from each other that you can’t see or hear people passing nearby, Stouffer said. Then Stouffer programs a GPS device with the exact coordinates of where to mow in the field. When Stouffer arrives, his mower knows exactly where to go and he rides along with it to ensure everything goes smoothly. His mowing season runs from July to September, he said. Other Indianapolis-area corn mazes are a little more low-tech. Russell Farms in Noblesville has kept largely the same approach over the course of its 25 years of operation, employee Amy Morris and owner Laura Russell

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Precision Mazes’ mower cuts a path through a cornfield with the assistance of GPS technology. (Photo courtesy of Precision Mazes)

said Russell comes up with an idea and maps it out on a piece of paper. When the corn is about hip high, Russell and her family go out into the fields and chop down the corn with the paper map as their guide. While they’ve incorporated drones into their process recently, the general analog approach of following a design on paper has been the main strategy for 25 years running. “And it works,” Morris said. Hogan Farms is open from Tuesday-Sunday every week this month. Russell Farms is open Wednesday-Sunday the next two weekends and Saturday, Oct. 31, as well. More information is available on brownsburgcornmaze. com and russell-farms.com. Both Hogan Farms (15 years) and Russell Farms (25 years) are celebrating landmark anniversaries, so they both themed their mazes this year around those anniversaries. But Bonner is already looking forward to bringing a spooky design back to the field in 2027. “Next year, I’m envisioning a witch out here on a broom,” she said.

Main Street Productions presents “The Crucible” through Oct. 18 at Basile Westfield Playhouse. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org. THE WAR AND TREATY The War and Treaty will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. ‘THE SIXTIES SHOW’ “The Sixties Show” is set for a 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 concert at Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. ‘INVINCIBLE’ “Invincible: A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson” is set for 8 p.m. Oct. 16 at Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. ‘THE SPACE BETWEEN THE NOTES’ Niladri Kumaar’s “The Space Between the Notes” is set for a 7 p.m. Oct. 16 concert at Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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Magician Carbonaro to perform at Palladium

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A love of special effects put Michael Carbonaro on a magical path. Carbonaro will bring his “Wonderboy” tour to Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel for an 8 p.m. Oct. 23 performance. This is Carbonaro’s third national tour, but it is the first time he has been to the Allied Solutions Center. “I’d say ‘Wonderboy’ is basically 90 minutes of fun, surprises, audience participation and people looking at each other going, ‘How the heck did he do that?’” he said. “I think somewhere underneath all that is this idea of getting back to the childhood feeling of when your imagination felt like a superpower.” Carbonaro starred in five seasons of “The Carbonaro Effect,” which started in 2014 on TruTV and ended in 2020. “We’re always talking about a reboot,” he said. “We’ve got some stuff in the works.” Carbonaro said clips from the

shows are on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. “It’s really found an audience just in the social clips that people share,” he said. “I love so much of the stuff we did on the show, but, boy, I really come alive when I’m on stage. I like to say on ‘The Carbonaro Effect” I was putting one person down the rabbit hole, and live, I get to put the entire theater down the rabbit hole at once … My entry into magic was really a love of monsters and special effects. I thought I was going to be a makeup and special effects artist for the movies. “There is actually a bit in the show right now where I transform into all these different creatures. It was the kind of act I used to do when I was a kid, just for myself in the mirror.” Carbonaro views special effects as a form of magic. “I found a love of what I do when I would go to a magic shop where I grew up in Long Island (N.Y.) to buy makeup supplies,” he said. “I would find myself on the other side of the store where the magic tricks were. I loved performing them and making people laugh. Magic

Concert raises over $20K By Alex McCarthy alex@youarecurrent.com

Concerts for a Cause raised more than $20,000 for victims of the recent flooding in central Indiana with its first virtual concert, co-founder and president Bruce Kidd said. Although the approach was novel, the concept of a concert fundraiser is not new for Concerts for a Cause. The Carmel-based organization has presented more than 40 concerts through the years. Following the historic flooding in August, video marketing company Spokenote reached out to Concerts for a Cause to propose a virtual concert that anybody could watch at any time. Kidd was already thinking about a benefit for flood victims when Spokenote’s founder and CEO John Wechsler made contact, so Kidd jumped at the opportunity. “It was just serendipity or divine intervention, I don’t know what it was,” Kidd said. “(Wechsler) called me and said, ‘Hey, I’ve got an idea.’ And when he explained the idea, I just laughed and said, ‘Well, that’s a better idea than

Musical artists involved in Concerts for a Cause include, clockwise from upper left, Tay Bronson, Marc Imboden, Liz Longley, Michael McDermott, Pat McGee, Jon McLaughlin, and Chris Trapper. (Photo courtesy of Concerts for a Cause)

mine.’ It’s much broader and bigger.” The 50-minute concert featured performances from artists around the country, including Tay Bronson, Marc Imboden, Liz Longley, Jon McLaughlin, Michael McDermott, Pat McGee and Chris Trapper. The concert went live Sept. 22 and was available until Oct. 5. People still can donate to the cause at indyconcertsforacause.org/ buy-tickets/2026-flood-donation.

Magician Michael Carbonaro’s “Wonderboy” tour will stop at the Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. (Photo courtesy of Stuart Pettican)

became a way to perform special effects live.” Carbonaro said he attended New York University to become the next David Copperfield. He took acting, drama, voice and dance classes. “I really got into the acting and comedy (aspect),” he said. “I started booking some TV shows as guest stars. I did a couple of films. I moved to Los Angeles with the idea of pursuing acting over magic, but oddly enough, as life is, magic came right back to me.”

Carbonaro, 50, performed segments of hidden camera magic on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” He grew up a fan of “Candid Camera.” “When I did (the segments), I got to be the actor, the magician all at once,” he said. “‘The Carbonaro Effect’ created the exposure to do a tour like this one. I would say it’s the sole engine.” Carbonaro said his makeup skills come in handy. “I still slay Halloween,” he said. “On the television show, even though it’s a comedy show for all ages, there were some bits that were really scary. We went into voodoo and there were monsters in some of the bits and ghosts. There was one bit where somebody believed that a human head was blooming out of a plant and all these crazy things you would see in horror and sci-fi films.” Besides film work, Carbonaro has appeared in TV shows such as “CSI: Miami,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “30 Rock” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” For tickets, visit thecenterpresents. org. For more, visit michaelcarbonaro. com.

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CHS grad eager for ‘Rocky’ By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Julia Ammons embraces her role in “The Rocky Horror Show.” The 2020 Carmel High School graduate plays Columbia Oct. 16-31 at the Athenaeum in Indianapolis. The show is a Zach and Zack production from Zach Rosing and Zack Neiditch. “I was always fond of Ammons Columbia because she is cheeky, alluring and entirely herself,” Ammons said. “She’s destined to be observed. She’s goofy and performative, a party in a box. On the other hand, she’s tragic and damaged. She’s lured from the outside world, mistreated and loses people she loves. Luckily, Columbia’s story is a pocket tragedy, and our show is a hilarious and sexy experience despite my wailing and sobbing.” Ammons understands how much fun audiences have with “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” the 1975 film. Ammons was in the shadow cast of the movie when she attended Ball State University in 2021.

“We performed Halloween night in Emens Auditorium to a great crowd of BSU students as well as the general public,” Ammons said. “A shadow cast is different from the production we’re doing because a shadow cast ‘shadows’ the movie as it plays. The movie plays on a screen behind the cast, while the actors perform the movie with as much physical accuracy as possible. We lip sync the lines and try to repKrauter licate the movements of the actors in campy ways.” Indianapolis resident Michael Krauter, who grew up in Carmel, plays Riff Raff. The experience is new for Krauter. “I hadn’t gone to a staged production of the show or even seen the Richard O’Brien movie before auditioning,” he said. “I remember watching it for the first time after I landed the role and was enamored by the story and campiness of it all. This year’s production puts its own spin on the story, with a 1990s punk grunge theme.” For more, visit rockyhorrorindy.com.

Carmel comedians featured business owners. The participants include Hughes, who performs as Lady Wisecrack, and Aisha Brown and John Molehill, who particiCarmel Comedy Club owner Debbie Hughes wants Carmel to be known as pated in the World Series of Comedy. the No. 1 laughing city in the Hughes was a judge at the state. World Series of Comedy in Las The club will spotlight four coVegas late last month. Hughes said the top three finishers from medians from Carmel, including last month’s WSOC will perheadliner Allie Missler, who are appearing beginning at 7 p.m. form at The Cat before the 2027 Oct. 16 at The Cat, 254 Veterans WSOC. Hughes plans to return Way. to WSOC in 2027 as a judge. Hughes “(The show) was purposely “The Cat will be one of 12 comproduced to highlight Carmel talent,” edy clubs in North America for aspiring Hughes said. “Allie was the No. 1 stucomedians to perform for a position at The World Series of Comedy in 2027,” dent at Second City in Chicago, and Hughes said. “That puts us on the nathey sent her to Paris to perform about five years ago.” tional map (for comedy).” The other comedians are Alok Igour, Hughes said she invited small busiAdam Carter and Lindsay Boccardo. ness owners because she said the comeFollowing the 7 p.m. show, there will dy show should boost foot traffic on the be a 9 p.m. open mic show. Monon. Earlier in the day Oct. 16, Hughes said “We’ll provide a destination for enCarmel Mayor Sue Finkam will appear tertainment and date nights,” she said. at an invitation-only show for small For more, visit thecat.biz. By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

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4 years old. Pecar’s mother asked him and his brother if they would like to take painting or ballet classes. Pecar’s brother immediately said he wanted to paint, leaving Pecar with ballet. While By Alex McCarthy his brother moved on from painting alex@youarecurrent.com relatively quickly, Pecar immediately fell in love with ballet. He was involved Sometimes as he walks through the with the Russian Ballet Academy of Inhallways of the Indiana Ballet Conservatory, Business Operations Manager diana before the faculty at the academy Mark Pecar sees himself in the founded IBC. He remained with dance studios. IBC before he went off to college. It’s not just that he sees young From there, he developed an dancers who remind him of array of interests, from ceramics himself when he used to train to photography to sustainable and perform with IBC. He sees agriculture. He decided not to videotape of himself on the pursue dancing professionally. TV screens in the studios. The For a year, he worked on a hyPecar young dancers are studying his droponic lettuce farm before choreography as they prepare for their moving to Los Angeles to be near his performances. brother, who was living there. While “I’ll just chuckle,” Pecar, 30, said. “It’s in LA, Pecar parlayed his photography so full circle and super rewarding to interest into a job and branched into art see dancers who are so committed and departments in the film industry. impassioned. I know what that feels He recently felt a pull to return like, so it’s rewarding to play a part in closer to home and connected with enabling that.” the business operations manager role Pecar grew up in Carmel performing at IBC, where he started working in with IBC. He refers to the faculty there May. Among other duties, he’s focused as his “extended family.” Now, as an on fundraising and marketing. The adult, he has found his way back to the efforts help the IBC continue to stage conservatory, where he is giving back to productions, such as “The Nutcracker,” the organization that gave him so much presented Nov. 28-29 at the Palladium at when he was younger. the Allied Solutions Center for the PerHis journey began when he was just forming Arts.

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“The Nutcracker” will be presented Nov. 28 and 29. (Photo by Amanda Renzulli)

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